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   persuasive

   /pəˈsweɪsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation: "an informative and persuasive speech"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French persuasif, -ive or medieval Latin persuasivus, from persuas- ‘convinced by reasoning’, from the verb persuadere (see persuade).

   Derivatives

   • 1. persuasiveness noun

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